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Mom dropped a1c from 6.5 to 6.1 trigs from 983 to 212. doc said she was a type 2 diabetic b4, now that her numbers improved is she still a diabetic?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Yes: Once a diabetic, always a diabetic is a good rule. She is now a very well controlled diabetic.

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Answered 7/24/2014

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